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MCA-Morocco: Strategic Orientation Council Holds 7th Session in Rabat

The Millennium Challenge Account-Morocco Strategic Orientation Council discussed at its 7th session the progress made in implementing the cooperation program, under the compact II signed between Morocco and the United States, represented by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The session, chaired by Head of the Government Saad Eddine el othmani, reviewed means to speed up […]

Morocco’s Economic Growth Hits 3.8% in Q1 of 2017

On the backdrop of abundant rainfall, auguring a good agricultural season, Morocco’s economic growth stood at 3.8% in the first quarter of 2017, compared to 1.6% the same period last year. Statistics released by the state’s High Planning Commission (HCP) show that the agricultural sector improved to 14.2% by the end of March 2017, compared […]

John Nkengasong, AU chief of major endemics, named ambassador-at-large by President Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday nominated John Nkengasong, one of Africa’s foremost public health experts, to serve as an ambassador-at-large at the State Department, overseeing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. This was announced by the White House in an official statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Nkengasong, a U.S. […]